My Life In Singapore

appropriate to re-post this as the Olympic Torch left Olympia yesterday on its way to London .....Olympia Greece was the site of the ancient Olympic Games, which were celebrated every four years by the Greeks. Olympia was situated in a valley in Elis, in western Peloponnisos (Peloponnesus), through which runs the Alpheus River. It was not a town, but only a sanctuary with buildings associated with games and the worship of the gods. Olympia was a national shrine of the Greeks and...

 dare I say that shopping in Bangkok might surpass shopping in Singapore'Shopping in Bangkok is an experience to thrill and delight the most discerning of shoppers - whatever it is you're looking for. From the gleaming chrome and towering size of modern, air-conditioned malls, to the hustle and bustle of its famously buzzing street markets, Bangkok has all kinds of places to blow your baht. With everything from antiquities and the latest pair of trainers to designer jewellery ...

sometimes we all need a dose of this medication ... full of natural goodness .... no chemicals at all.                                   Thanks for the reminder LifeReflexology!

Because we have been busy of late, we are way behind in saying a big Thank You to our many "followers", we appreciate your commitment to the following of our blog - which is all about "Living in Singapore" and what it entails. Be it our daily life while we lived in Singapore, the Social Media events we attended, the restaurants we were invited to, the travelling we were lucky to experience and of course all the events we were extremely lucky to be invited to.Must admit, we do miss the social...

It's been a busy week, but on Wednesday we took some time out to go up to Blackwood, an old historical village on the Lerderderg River.  Blackwood is 89 klms from Melbourne in Victoria, Australia and where we have a small holiday place. It is also where gold was discovered on Jan 4 1855.Blackwood is only 20 minutes from Ballan, so it was a quick trip there to pick up a few things. It was very cold and wet, but we still had to go. On our arrival we let Oscar out of the car to...

CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners .....For those that have not experienced the Singapore Food Trail .... you are missing out on a great food experience!!Grab some friends and head on down there tonight, if not tonight ..... make it tomorrow night!You will not be disappointed.

Lizard on the pathway...... Originally uploaded by Leone Fabre.Jurong Bird Park is not just for birds!Keep your eyes and ears open and you might be surprised at what you see.http://www.birdpark.com.sg/

May 2 2012PLEASE NOTE: We are removing the name of the company that we used (off our blog) while we are going through negotiations regarding the problems we had encountered. The Company concerned has accepted our concerns and are taking steps to ensure that such incidences do not occur again. We encourage them to uphold the utmost professional behavior in rectifying what may have been an isolated incidence.

am sure by now most of you have read yesterdays blog post titled Shipment Arrived - Eventually!!We used ASTRO MOVERS to pack and ship a 20 foot container from Singapore to Melbourne, Australia.  Five workers came in to our home in Singapore on Tuesday February 21st to pack all our items including furniture, household goods, clothing, Johns bike, bedding etc.The website of Astro Movers states the following:We have the knowledge and know-how to move your goods efficiently to any part of...

If you have read the blog post titled "The Final Day Of Packing" you will realise that nothing has been simple with this move back to Australia.In brief, the original quote for our shipment changed at the very last minute, yes right on packing day, they also arrived for packing 24 hours earlier than expected, they stopped the packing at 6.00pm as we had 'reached our limit", we expected one shipment and ended up with two .... it did not end there ...We were told by Astro Movers it would take 4...